Architecture + Design

Step Inside This Idyllic Southampton Retreat

An A-team of top design talents comes together to create a romantic Hamptons escape for one very discerning client
The stairwell.
The curving staircase was inspired by a David Adler adaptation of a design by John Russell Pope.
  • The stairwell.
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    The curving staircase was inspired by a David Adler adaptation of a design by John Russell Pope.

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    In the master sitting room, a Picasso linocut hangs over the 19th-century mantel. Louis XVI voyeuse.

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    In the pine-paneled library, a Penny Morrison linen covers the Jonas armchair, ottoman, and sofa. English mahogany caned chair with cushion of a striped cotton by Jed Johnson Home.

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    Tighe and her grandson in the garden.

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    The living room includes artworks by Heimo Zobernig (left) and Picasso. (Chuck Close’s Portrait of Philip Glass can be seen in the foyer.) John Rosselli chandelier; 18th-century mirror; Jonas sofas in a Le Manach cotton.

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    A 19th-century wallpaper covers the dining room. Murano chandelier; circa-1920 chairs in a Cowtan & Tout fabric.

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    A custom wall covering by Zina Studios wraps the guesthouse powder room. Antique mirror; vintage pendant.

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    Stripes meet florals in the master bedroom.

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    The parterre garden and arbor at a Hamptons retreat.

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    The house’s stucco exterior and tile roof allude to an earlier home on the property.

ExploreJuly/August 2018bunny williams